Matsuyama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Matsuyama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$950
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$372
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
507K
24.9M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5932nd and 4880th ($950 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1698th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Matsuyama vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Matsuyama and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Matsuyama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3767
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.92
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10162
$27610

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$895
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$897
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$896
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$902
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$907
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$925
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$901
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$871
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$932
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$896
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$866
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$898
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$887
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$840
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$943
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$916
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$827
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$918
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$842
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$961
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$971
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$903
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$971
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$885
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$972
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$884
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1032
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$913
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$918
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1003
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$974
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$860
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$932
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$862
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$979
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$881

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789